Meatloaf, real name Marvin Lee Aday, died of unreleased causes. Meat Loaf, 'Bat Out of Hell' singer, has died at 74 He had been having health problems. He grew up in Dallas Texas and I saw an interview with him once where he related what happened to him on the day JFK was assassinated. He had gone to see him get off his plane in Dallas with a couple other guys and they met him at a back airport gate. One kid with him went up to JFK and talked to him or shook his hand or something. then later on they were ....wait, just watch it yourself: